| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Neil Siler inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Magana - foul #1 on Richard Magana, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | John Cox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 40-27 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Richard Magana gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Richard Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Neil Siler grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Scotty James comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 18:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Siler | 40-27 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the floater from the baseline | 40-27 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Richard Magana scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cox | 40-30 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Neil Siler connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Richard Magana can't finish the layup | 43-30 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is hacked by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Berkman (C) Scotty James | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Justin Guglielmo (C) Richard Davis, John Cox, Jeremy Truss | |
| 16:38 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the dunk attempt | 43-30 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Joseph Peele clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Neil Siler - foul #1 on Neil Siler, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Magana, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Joseph Peele misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Butler | 43-31 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace clanks a jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Justin Guglielmo | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Butler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Head (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Guglielmo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | William Head misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-31 |
| 15:41 | Butler | William Milligan pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Joseph Peele swats the layup by Jonathan Wallace | 43-31 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Joseph Peele gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | A charge is called on Joseph Peele - foul #1 on Joseph Peele, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) James Butler, Jonathan Wallace, Russell Berkman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), James Anderson (C) Jack Stone, William Head, Joseph Peele, Justin Guglielmo | |
| 14:58 | Butler | Frank Thornley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Neil Siler | 45-31 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | The short jumper by Richard Davis is denied by Frank Thornley | 45-31 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Scotty James snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Reynosa | 47-31 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Frank Thornley pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:38 | Butler | John Cox steps in front of the Neil Siler pass | 47-31 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Richard Magana's floater is knocked away by Scotty James | 47-31 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Richard Magana hits the follow up shot | 47-33 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Richard Magana is called for the reach on Gregory Reynosa - foul #2 on Richard Magana, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) William Milligan, Gregory Reynosa, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF) Robert Rasnick | |
| 12:54 | Butler | Stephen Michaels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Cox | 47-33 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Richard Magana connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Cox | 47-35 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Ronnie Purcell blocks the jumper by Jonathan Wallace | 47-35 |
| 12:32 | Butler | James Butler grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Butler | 50-35 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Richard Davis buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on James Butler - foul #3 on James Butler, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Russell Berkman (C) James Butler, Jonathan Wallace, Scotty James | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), Joseph Peele (SF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, John Cox, James Anderson | |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Truss - foul #3 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG) Richard Davis | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Siler | 53-38 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Thornley - foul #1 on Frank Thornley, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Neil Siler buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | William Head misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Michaels - foul #2 on Stephen Michaels, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Russell Berkman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), John Cox (SF), James Anderson (C) Jack Stone, Joseph Peele, Jeremy Truss | |
| 10:17 | Ball State | William Head makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | William Head makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Stephen Michaels connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Demarco | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Richard Magana clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-42 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Scotty James snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Neil Siler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Neil Siler, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), Robert Rasnick (PF) William Head, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 09:05 | Ball State | James Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Milligan and he's hacked by Richard Davis - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | William Milligan is called for the reach on Richard Magana - foul #1 on William Milligan, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | John Cox clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 08:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Scotty James | 62-42 |
| 08:19 | Butler | William Milligan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Scotty James grabs the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Scotty James is hacked by Jeremy Truss - foul #4 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Thornley (PF) Jonathan Wallace | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Peele (SF), Justin Guglielmo (C) John Cox, Jeremy Truss | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Scotty James makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Scotty James misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Richard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Joseph Peele is fouled on the floor by Gregory Reynosa - foul #3 on Gregory Reynosa, team foul #7 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (C) William Milligan, Gregory Reynosa, James Butler, Scotty James | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Robert Rasnick, Justin Guglielmo | |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Stephen Michaels misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-44 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Russell Berkman misses the tip | 63-44 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Joseph Peele grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Russell Berkman steals the ball from Richard Magana | 63-44 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Richard Magana is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #3 on Richard Magana, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Russell Berkman | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (C) Jeremy Truss | |
| 07:00 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Peele | 65-46 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-46 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Scotty James blocks the jumper by Joseph Peele | 65-46 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | James Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Joseph Peele loses the dribble to Stephen Michaels | 65-46 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Michaels | 67-46 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Richard Magana lays it up and in and the foul's on Neil Siler - foul #3 on Neil Siler, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), John Cox (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Davis, Joseph Peele, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa can't connect on a runner in the lane | 67-49 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Jack Stone connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 04:48 | Butler | James Butler's pass is intercepted by Jack Stone | 67-52 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | John Cox throws it down on a great pass from Jack Stone | 67-54 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Scotty James misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Rasnick - foul #2 on Robert Rasnick, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Thornley (PF) Jonathan Wallace | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, James Anderson | |
| 04:32 | Butler | Scotty James makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Scotty James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (C) William Milligan, Gregory Reynosa, James Butler, Scotty James | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF) Robert Rasnick | |
| 03:54 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Demarco is blocked by Jeremy Truss | 69-54 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Frank Thornley tips it in | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Head (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Frank Thornley steps in front of the Ronnie Purcell pass | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Neil Siler connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the dunk attempt | 74-54 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Stephen Michaels drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Demarco | 77-54 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | William Head's pass is intercepted by Stephen Michaels | 77-54 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Michaels | 79-54 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Thornley - foul #2 on Frank Thornley, team foul #9 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Jack Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Russell Berkman knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Reynosa and the foul's on Jeremy Truss - foul #5 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #10 | 81-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ian Watkins (PG), Justin Guglielmo (C) Jack Stone, Jeremy Truss | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the free throw | 82-55 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Justin Guglielmo hits a runner in the lane | 82-57 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Reynosa and the foul's on Justin Guglielmo - foul #1 on Justin Guglielmo, team foul #11 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG) Ian Watkins | |
| 01:38 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace makes the free throw | 85-57 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Jack Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-57 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Jack Stone steals the ball from James Butler | 85-57 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Justin Guglielmo hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Stone | 85-59 |
| 00:59 | Butler | William Milligan hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Reynosa and he's fouled by Justin Guglielmo - foul #2 on Justin Guglielmo, team foul #12 | 87-59 |
| 00:59 | Butler | William Milligan makes the free throw | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-59 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa snags the defensive board | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Joseph Peele picks off the pass by Jonathan Wallace | 88-59 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | William Head makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jack Stone | 88-62 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Milligan runs out the clock | 88-62 |